You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine - Couverture rigide

Skalietska, Yeva

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ISBN 10 : 1454949694 ISBN 13 : 9781454949695

Editeur : Union Square & Co., 2022

Synopsis

An inspiring memoir of resilience by a young survivor of the war in Ukraine, as told through her diary entries—a harrowing and ultimately hopeful survival story.

Yeva Skalietska’s story begins on her twelfth birthday in Kharkiv, where she has been living with her grandmother since she was a baby. Ten days later, the only life she’d ever known was shattered. On February 24, 2022, her city was suddenly under attack as Russia launched its horrifying invasion of Ukraine. Yeva and her grandmother took shelter in a basement bunker, where she began writing this diary. She describes the bombings she endured while sheltering underground and her desperate journey west to escape the conflict raging around them. After many endless train rides and a prolonged stay in an overcrowded refugee center in Western Ukraine, Yeva and her beloved grandmother eventually find refuge in Ireland. There, she bravely begins to forge a new life, hoping she’ll be able to return home one day.

Hardcover with dust jacket; 128 pages; 7.5 in H x 5 in W.
 

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Yeva Skalietska is a 12-year-old from Ukraine who has experienced the hardships of war, relating her stories through diary entries that will resonate throughout the world. She now lives with her grandmother in Ireland.

 

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It was an ordinary night—February 24, 2022. I was sleeping soundly. Suddenly I awoke at 5 a.m. I decided to move from my bed to the living room. I lay down on the couch and closed my eyes, falling asleep. I heard an explosion, but thought it was just a truck compacting scrap metal. My grandmother was standing near the window and saw what looked like hail flying over the field. At that moment, a powerful rocket flew by, and my heart turned cold.

Cars began beeping. Grandmother came into the hall and said: “Is Putin really starting a war with Ukraine?” For the first time in my life, a war has begun! . . . Everyone knows what the word war means. But practically no one knows what this word really represents. Everyone says it’s terrible, scary. But no one knows how much fear the word conceals.

We started getting dressed. I had a panic attack; my teeth chattered and my hands were trembling. Fear surrounded me. My grandmother clasped a gold chain with a cross around my neck, and put the rest of the gold jewelry in a box in the closet. We ran out into the street and headed to the basement. I had another panic attack. Explosions, sounds, fear—that is all that was in my head.

Excerpted from You Don't Know What War Is, by Yeva Skalietska. Copyright © 2022 Yeva Skalietska. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Union Square & Co.
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1454949694
• ISBN 13: 9781454949695
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible